diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index 81552c7b46eb..974103254aed 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -422,10 +422,6 @@ else
 endif
 endif
 
-# Use the file '.tmp_gas_check' for binutils tests, as gas won't output
-# to stdout and these checks are run even on install targets.
-TOUT	:= .tmp_gas_check
-
 # Check toolchain versions:
 # - gcc-4.6 is the minimum kernel-wide version so nothing required.
 checkbin:
@@ -436,7 +432,3 @@ checkbin:
 		echo -n '*** Please use a different binutils version.' ; \
 		false ; \
 	fi
-
-
-CLEAN_FILES += $(TOUT)
-